UK Lesson: Be Sure You're Terminal Before Considering Suicide - You Might Not Be

Here's one reason to consider when thinking you're terminally ill and consider suicide - get a second diagnosis, because you might not be terminal after all.

‘Terminally ill’ man who wanted euthanasia recovers

A man who applied for euthanasia - believing he was months from death - has discovered he is no longer terminally ill.

Andrew Barnes, 55, applied to the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland for an assisted suicide after doctors told him he would be dead within months.

However, Mr Barnes’ GP refused to sign a consent form, telling him he could make a recovery if he cut down on alcohol. more